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No. 623,66I. l kl-"atentd Apr. 25, |899.

K. SURE. GATE.

(Application mea No. 25, 189e.) (N0 Model.)

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KOSSUTII 'GORE, OF AUBURN, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,661, dated April 25, 1899.

Application filed November 25, 1898. Serial No. 697,437. LNG model-i To @ZZ whom zit 'rn/ay concern,.-

Be it known that I, KOSSUTH GORE, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Placer and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of said invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it most nearly appertains to make, use, an dpractice the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gates; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter fully set forth.

The object sought to be accomplished is to provide a rolling` gate that may be opened and closed automatically without alighting from the vehicle.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention, showing the gate in the closed po sition. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the gate open. Fig. 3 is a detail of the operating-lever for opening and closing the gate.

In the description, with reference to the drawings, distinct letters of reference will be given the various groups of parts, to which numerals will be added to further distinguish the minor parts of each group. Thus to the gate will be assigned the letter A, to the track upon which it rolls the letter B, to the latch the letter C, and to the operating-lever the letter D. 1

In setting up gates of this type it is usual to extend the means of operating to a distance from the gate sufficient to make it possible to operate it from a vehicle without alighting. In this instance the means provided is the cord D', connected at one end to the lever D, the free end being carried through the pulley D2 on the gate-post X and forward to a point in the approach, where it hangs free from the usual standard, these cords being provided on each side of the gate.

In construction the track B is hinged at its inner end on the pin B/ in the post X, its

outer end being supported on the extension D3 of the lever D. The gate may be of any desired form, being shown in this instance as a frame upon which wire-nettin g is stretched, desirable on account of its lightness. The lower beam Al is extended backward, carrying the rollers A2. The brace-rod A3 is provided to prevent sagging. Iivoted to thc side of the track is the-latch O, engaging the lever D at the one end and having the spring OJ1 upon the other.

In operating, (supposing the gate to be open, as Shown iu Fig. 2,) all parts heilig in their normal positions, a pull on the cord D lifts the track B on the extension D3 of the lever D, the head O of the latch O being held in engagement with the extension D3 by force ofgravity, which may be assisted by the addition of a weight or spring. Having inclined the track sufficiently to start the gate rolling, the cord D is released before the stop Aon the beam A' comes in Contact with the spring O4 on the latch C. This jams the extension D3 hard against the head O of the latch'C, locking` the track B in its elevated position and leaving 'the gate closed.

To open the gate, a slight pull is given on the cord D', just sufficient to release the jammed position of the leverD and latch O. This permits the spring O1 to carry the latch-head O upwardly out of engagement with the lever extension D3, and upon releasing the cord the track (here shown as a beam) falls, permitting the gate to roll open, releasing the spring O4, and setting the parts again in their normal position, as shown in Fig. 2. To prevent the rollers A2 leaving the track,'theroller A5, bearing under the track B and secured to the beam A', is provided.

Having thus described this invention, it is claimedl. In combination with a gate moving on a track and mounted in suitable guides; a lever adapted to change the inclination of the said track on its pivot; and a latch pivoted on the side of the said track having a head on one end to engage and lock the lever in position, a spring mounted upon the opposite end of said latch to assist in holding said latch disengaged, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a gate mounted'npon rollers, a pivoted track for said gate, a lever having an extension to raise and lower one end of said pivoted track, means attached to said lever whereby it may be operated" from a distance, a latch to hold the said track in its elevated position, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a gate moving on a IOO 4Spring and moves the latch to lock the lever; ro-

substztntinlly its described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of November, 1898.

KOSSUTII GORE.

Witnesses GEORGE E. ALLEN, JOHN GOULD BISBEE. i 

